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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
World
Daisy Dumas

Donald Trump ‘very surprised’ Australia declined to send troops to strait of Hormuz amid fuel crisis

Trump slammed Japan, Australia and South Korea for saying they would not be sending warships to the Gulf.
Trump slammed Japan, Australia and South Korea for saying they would not be sending warships to the Gulf. Photograph: Mehmet Eser/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock

Donald Trump says he is “very surprised” Australia has not sent warships to aid in opening the strait of Hormuz as the blockade of the key strategic route for global oil supply continues to affect fuel prices.

“I was very surprised,” the US president said in Washington on Friday when asked what he took issue with regarding Japan, South Korea and Australia.

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